suzanne? >> well i've just -- excuse me i've just heard information from jeff goldberg our colleague up in the courtroom who said that maureen mcdonnell has just finished addressing the court, addressing judge james spencer saying that she is asking for redemption as he moves forward toward her sentencing. we have heard from a total of eight witnesses today. everyone from life long friends to the virginia -- excuse me the secretary of agriculture, rather to maureen mcdonnell's child rachel. all of them are asking for leniency. leniency rather, they are sentencing maureen, asking for her to be sentenced to community service and probation and not to be sent to prison. maureen mcdonnell showed up at court this morning making a direct path to the front door in keeping with her approach during the trial in her husband's sentencing, she didn't respond to questions. she looked uncomfortable and stoic as she headed in to learn her fate, her estranged husband, former governor of virginia bob mcdonnell

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suzanne kennedy is live in silver spring with how people there are coping. suzanne? >> maureen, these are the decisions that people are having to make these days. walk on the sidewalks here where it's full of ice and snow and very challenging and difficult to walk on or walk over here in the street which some people are doing. neither of them good options but they are just some of the frigid frustrations we are facing these days. it shouldn't have been this hard to clear sidewalks today in riverdale. this plow truck was able to get started before it got stuck. crews were trying to unearth a sidewalk buried in snow and ice. >> big huge dump trucks come and push all the snow up on to the sidewalks so it's hard for us to shovel. >> students walking to school had to navigate these treacherous conditions. >> it's hard. almost fell like three times so i started walking in the snow. >> rosa is having a rough week and it's only tuesday. >> she knows first hand because of an experience she had just yesterday walking to the bus in her silver spring neighborhood. >> i thought i

>> suzanne, u.s. central command points out they do not know where or when this equipment was seized or when the video was shot. and that is an important point. because it could have been shot a very long time ago. now, regardless they do say that the american-made equipment featured there is not current, so it wouldn't be on par with what iraqi security forces will have as they continue to battle isis in the coming months. now, while it was a setback, i would point out depending on when it occurred an official from u.s. central command says they do believe they are ahead of where they thought they would be in the larger military campaign against isis. i want to lay out some of the points they gave for why. first they said that isis losses in the last eight months are equivalent to u.s. losses in 14 years in iraq and afghanistan as far as their holdings go they say three quarters of isis equipment their infrastructure their forces in the battlefield have been depleted. and last going forward, they est

bob and suzanne wright. on a decade of giving a voice to millions. >>> and plus, he's american life. ira glass on his show and his favorite stories. >> we begin this half hour with homelessness and the lgbt community. the white house gave guidelines not to ask about sexual assault. and how individuals identify their own gender. along with lgbt, homelessness is increasing. 7 million teens find themselves without a place to say. half a million without their families and many of them are lgbt. for many, it brings risks. how a one-of-a-kind shelter here in new york works offering temporary homes and hope. >> randall just to add to those staggering statistics, we know there are supposedly only 4,000 beds available for all homeless youth across the country, and as for lgbt kids, they don't feel welcome in the general shelters, and oftentimes, they're bullied, and then there's a more pressing problem and some say that the success of the gay rights movement, it's causing the number of lgbt kids to increase. and with

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reporting live in west hollywood, suzanne arquette, back to you. >> fun night. thank you. now those oscars of course, not just about the movies, but the glamorous outfits, too love that number on jennifer aniston. so which stars wowed on the red carpet, which were falling a shrill flat maybe? we'll take a look at the fashion winners and losers coming up later on this morning. oh to me so much fun as seeing who wins the award. >> oh, absolutely agree with that one. >> so true, so true. but at least i can report and in terms of the weather to cast, things are looking dairy say casino every quiet for the rest of this week. now, that said, we're not really talking about any kind of seasonable air but also not going to be dealing with any major storms. rather, a little bit of an evan flow with the thermometer readings and temperatures that just have the chance to remain below their average as we go forward. so let's take you out there. want to show you storm scan3 first and for most, frontal boundery still crossing through. see how skies are beginning to gradually clear in its

suzanne? >> all right. thank you, drew. >>> next hour, cnn news room starts right now. >>> you're in the cnn news room. i'm suzanne malveaux in for poppy harlow. looks like isis has some military weapons, american weapons, not just a few scattered ones but we're talking about a lot now. this humvee american a tracked armored personnel carry for american. these automatic weapons rows and rows of them american. this video was released by isis in the past 24 hours. we don't know when it was shot. looks like iraq. but that has not been confirmed yet by the u.s. military. now, isis fighters they overran a make military outpost earlier this month where iraqi troops were supplied with u.s. weapons and vehicles. well there's between 1,000 and 2,000 isis fighters right now in the iraqi city of mosul. biggest city in iraq after baghdad. u.s. military officials this week revealed details of a plan to retake the city from isis. that mission would be iraqi-led and u.s. supported. those words from the brand-new u.s. defe

suzanne: good morning to you. i am suzanne kennedy.t in the abdomen this morning. it happened at queen street and north fayette street for stop a man was taken to the hospital, but there is no word on his condition. police have not released any details about possible suspects in this case. today the metro region is getting ready for another round of wintry weather. road crews across the region are getting ready to head out. . vdot will deploy more than 1400 trucks today. vdot plans to send out about 1400 trucks. the maryland highway administration say they will be on standby to deal with any conditions. tracking of conditions with dave zahren. he is that those details. dave: we are in the teens right now at at reagan national airport, 17, 18 in winchester and the wind chill a single digits out there. because of a very cold air, all of this moisture coming our way out of the ohio valley will be falling initially as snow instead of rain. it will change over to freezing rain and sleet. we can have multiple inches piling up here. right now

reporting live in rockville, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. >> thank you, suzanne. and as for that potential case of measles in fairfax county count on abc 7 to bring you the results of the tests tomorrow as soon as they're available. leon? >> an alabama minister is facing a disorderly conduct charge after refusing to perform a same sex video. it shows the minister being led away in handcuffs. alabama remains divided. some counties in that state issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples and other refusing. the confusion came when the chief justice ordered judges to not allow same sex unions in defiance of a federal judge and the u.s. supreme court. >> wrong side of history? absolutely not. do they start with one man and one man or one woman or one woman or go to multiple marriages or go to marriage is between men and their daughters. or women and their sons? >> more counties began issuing marriage licenses for same sex couples today but others are refusing to issue any marriage licenses to anyone until this issue is resolved. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 5:00

>> bob and suzanne ten years ago launching the autism speaks.ding organization for autism. although autism disorders remain a real challenging with 1 in 68 diagnosed a tremendous amount of progress has been made thanks to my guests and a lot of others. i'm joined by bob and suzanne wright. congratulations, ten years, who are those young folks there? you haven't changed. the rest of us have changed. what do you think has been the biggest achievement, the profile, the awareness, what about research? what has been the biggest success? >> the actual biggest is the awareness. it's been increased by 50% among people with children and children's ages and that's incredible it's outside the united states now, or at least we've tried to. on the science side, we have raised over $3 billion through congressional acts, three congressional pieces of legislation, two have been spent, billion, most of it goes to the nih and on our own, we've raised 550 -- almost 50 million, most of that in terms of programs the largest program we have is research. we're underta

suzanne kennedy is at the live desk monitoring developments for us today. suzanne? >> these latest shootings took place last night. they happened in the same neighborhood when someone shot at homes last week. the stafford county sheriff's office says all four shootings took place on forest lane road in the white oak section of the county. incidents took place at 11:30 last night. it appears that a rifle was used in all of these shootings. while there was property damage, no one was injured. live in the newsroom suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. >> ok suzanne, thank you very much for the latest there. the man accused of squatting in a million dollar bethesda home with his family. kevin lewis is live with this new indictment. kevin? >> alison police say they drove right up this driveway to this million dollar bethesda home and then unpacked all of their belongings out of a big box truck. neighbors say he even introduced himself as the new neighbor and home owner. that was until the police arrived. do you see this 4,000 square foot home, although vacant was routinely checke

suzanne suzanne, what did he have to say?ke, this is a guy who graduated the top 2% of his class at west point. he he was recrewed more for his business save ji than his military service. ask i asked him why he would misrepresent his service. he said he wanted to be more relatable. he's trying to own this thing, get on top of it. this will be the third apology he has made since this story broke. jake i think the real question here, the real question is whether or not that is enough to win back the trust of the veterans. the embattled veterans affairs vekt robert mcdonald just went before cameras for his big mea culpa. >> i incorrected stated that i, too, had been in special forces. that was wrong, and i have no excuse. >> reporter: mcdonald was caught on camera lying about serving in the special forces about during a cbs news news of a taping of a story about his department's effort to help homeless vets. a homeless veteran told mcdonald he served in the special forces. and mcdonald thuz yak tickenthusiastically replied, spec

hi suzanne. >> hi alison. $338 million. that is the cash payout amount if you are lucky enough to win tonight's powerball awful. all over town, people are picking up one of these, keeping their fingers crossed and hoping they'll be richer tomorrow. >> it's the third largest powerball jackpot on record and everybody is playing. the odds are 175 million to 1 that a single ticket will have the winning numbers. despite those chances, people are still lining up with the hopes of soon being $500 million richer. >> i think i want to play another number then. >> suzanne roberts bought three tickets yesterday. but back today for three more quick picks. >> i made the machine pick my nbdz. you know most of the time that i believe i believe the machines is the ones that give you the numbers. >> of the 500 lottery retailers in the district this store at union station is one of the busiest. >> whenever it gets big, that's when i jump in. >> big jackpots bring people out who normally don't play. >> when a million dollars used to be a lot

hi, suzanne. >> people love days like today. even if you don't play a lot of people come out to have some fun and sort of join the energy of the day. and a lot of people are doing this. they are grabbing a pencil and they are grabbing one of these powerball sheets. and they are grabbing a few numbers. hoping that they will pick the right ones or perhaps, they're even letting the computer pick it. and they're hoping to come up lucky. it is a day when everyone feels a little lucky. and has the strategy for picking those winning numbers. >> these are my favorite dallas cowboys players. >> you're doing that in washington, d.c.? >> absolutely. i'm a die hard fan. >> are those the winning numbers? >> they absolutely are. we almost went to the super bowl so why not almost win the lottery? >> washington is suffering from a little powerball fever. if you thought the jackpot was big yesterday, today it tops the $500 million mark. >> it would be a hell of a dream for me. >> alston picked up his tickets at the k-1 beer & wine in arlington.

suzanne marquez was there for the star studded event. >> reporter: the academy awards nominee luncheon gravity of simply being nominated sink in. >> honestly just walking in here i felt like the grown up version of a kid going to disneyland. like look at that big statue. can you believe we're here? >> you always day dream about the idea. i never day dream about being on the podium but being there. whenever they cut, you see all these people together. it was an odd, surreal thing. >> reporter: steve correll said he wasn't sleeping in the morning of the nominations. >> i was up at 5:30 exactly that, with a cup of coffee sitting down stairs in the darkness, and my wife i didn't know she had woken up, too. she was watching in our bedroom. so when my name was announced, we -- i ran upstairs to tell her and she was running downstairs. so we met at the top of the stairs. we're just jumping up and down. >> eddie redmain says one of his proudest moments was taking his golden globe through security at the airport. >> i went through and i saw the bag and i saw the woman stop the thing and then go

>> ladies and gentlemen, miss suzanne flynn!s travel schedule, his second marriage didn't work out any better than his first, and he got involved in a sexual relationship with one of his dancers, suzanne flynn. not surprisingly, walter wasn't the only one cheating. his wife joanne was having an affair with an electrician, jim williams, whom she met while he was doing some work in her home. >> she was really down about walter being on the road a lot because he was only home about 10, 12 weeks out of the year. >> jim williams was cheating too. he had been married to his wife sharon for 20 years. >> it was like "peyton place." everybody was running around with each other's wives, husbands. >> in october of 1983, the williams family received some terrible news. sharon williams had been in a serious automobile accident. her car had run off the road and down an embankment just a few miles from her home. when help arrived, there was a grass fire a foot high burning beside the car. sharon was on the floor of the car. she was unconscious

. >> that's when the activities director jennifer noble called suzanne larson owner of a bridal shop. me five times, back, back. it just exploded. >> soon suzanne had lined up not just the clothes but the cake the flowers, the photographer all for free. >> it did my heart so much good to know there's this kind of goodness in everyone's heart. >> so surrounded by friends and family this valentine's day, bob and mira graves retied a knot that had never come loose. >> i believe it's time they kissed. >> this second wedding not so much a promise of good things to come but a celebration of a job well done. >> when you have someone to love that much, it can't go wrong. >> thanks again for joining us for this "bay area proud" special. you can see new bay area produced stories every tuesday and thursday evenings in our 5:00 newscast. and all the reports are on our website. go to nbcbayarea.com and scroll down to the "bay area proud" segment. and if you wonder where we get these stories, we get many of them from our viewers, people like you. if you know someone who should be featured in our ba

suzanne barakat who lost her brother deah, his wife yusor and yusor's sister razan in chapel hill. >> the night before this horrific murder suzanne was in tears over fear for her family's safety in syria, a country ravaged by war. i cannot think what it says about our society that death struck her family in a quiet north carolina town. >> it doesn't surprise me this has happened and it saddens me to say that. >> reporter: the prayer and calls for understanding extended from the hospital to union square. >> the best thing we can do is carry on the legacy that these exemplary young talented individuals lived and were robbed of. >> reporter: the call tonight was for society to look past the hijab, outward signs of islam, and look at the people who came to america to live the ideals of freedom. >> don't listen to fox news. don't listen to cnn. go up to a muslim and ask how are you doing? who are you? it's not until we start these conversations that we can get to know one another and start to spread peace. this is why we're here today. thank you. >> reporter: in san francisco andria borba,

. >> suzanne patles was sleeping in the woods nearby. she did the first thing you'd expect the de-facto spokesperson for the warrior society to do, she logged on to facebook. >> get your guns off me this is a phone. hey this is a phone. i have no gun. >> i sent out a message and i said, everybody's always said to let them know when (bleep) gets real, and i said, how much more real can this get when there's guns drawn on you first thing in the morning when you wake up. >> eight rcmps jumped me and they were bashing me with their boots until they knocked me out. it took a lot of shots to knock me out but i was hanked up and on the ground. >> suzanne was in a car trying to upload a second video when the rcmp arrested her too. >> all i see was one officer like go to (gesturing) throw his assault rifle like towards the windshield and i went to put my head down like that and it went through the windshield and it hit the top of my head and at that moment i was pulled out of the car and hit several more times with the assault rifle in the head.

. >> i am calling you to let you know some of suzanne's family members have been shot. >> reporter: she learned that her friend suzanne's brother and sister and his wife have been shot and killed. >> i thought that her family in syria facing the brutal effects of the war. >> reporter: she was wrong, because it was a man in north carolina who shot and killed her brother, 24-year-old deah and his wife yusor and his wife razan. it was related to a conflict over a parking space, but the family says they were targeted because they were muslim. >> we are asking for the authorities to investigate the senseless murders as a hate crime. >> reporter: it sent shock waves through the bay area. >> i once felt safe and certain and apart of the community, and now i'm uncertain, and i feel unsafe. >> reporter: supporters of the barakat family encourage the mourn mourners to honor the legacy of the victims. >> this summer i'm embarking on a trip to turkey to help people with dental help. >> reporter: tonight, donations are soaring past the goal which is a show of support to provide some hope. >> i have

suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. >> now suzanne didn't leave it there. mr. struthers says he's repeatedly contacted state police and we talked with authorities at the agency who say they have no record of him ever calling. but they will assist struther with the process of filing a claim and they'll decide whether the state will pay for the damage. >> wow. let's get back to the weather now. abc 7 is on stormwatch once again. another winter weather alert moving right into our area. but airlines are already giving travelers other options if they're headed to cities like dallas or atlanta. our meteorologist steve rudin is here with a look at why those areas are getting some weather waivers today. >> let me tell you, it is rough across the country not only to the south of us. let's take a live look at denver right now where the snow continues to fall. if you have travel plans out to the west that's when they're running into problems out there also as we look at that live picture. this is from our affiliate out there and you can see denver is used to the snow. the

suzanne, what has happened?raordinary week if you look at the turn of events because the governor had talked to several on one hand giving them indications that he would, in fact step down. he called his secretary of state from a con frips meeting that was happening in washington earlier in the week to go back to oregon. she would, of course be the person to fill in for him if he resigned. and she was called. she said that he changed his mind. in fact he talked about transition but decided that he wasn't going to. and he emerged saying that from his driveway just a day before. well, now we've got this official statement from the governor saying that he has, in fact decided he will step aside. i want to read just the pertinent parts for you, brooke. it's not his nature to walk away from a job i have undertaken. it's to stand and fight for the cause. he said for this reason i apologize to all those people who gave up their faith, time internal and resources to elect me to a fourth term last year. he goes on to say

i'm suzanne kennedy. i'll have that story coming up. >> tonight at 6:00 learn how the army plans to honor victims of the 2009 shooting at fort hood. >> first, david muir has a look at what's ahead tonight on "world news tonight." david? >> alison, leon we have breaking news on two fronts tonight. a young american woman held hostage by isis and tonight, what they've revealed what's happened to her. also this snowstorm and this one could last for days. new pictures coming in. the alert your tax refund stolen before you can even file? and here's a quiz. the american making news this week, what they did stunned us and the big surprise caught on tape tonight. whoxñaó5Ñ >> tense moments in alexandria this morning as people were evacuated from a building at hoffman center. people were asked to leave the building at 9:00 after a bomb threat there. no one was hurt. no bomb was found. police tell abc 7 news at this hour that no suspect is in custody. >> whether it's a bomb threat or a attack law enforcement needs t

reporting live in silver spring suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. >> thanks, suzanne. a search is under way this evening in prince william county for a bank robber who has been using a rather unique mask. take a look at this. the surveillance camera snapped this photo at the bank of america on sudley road this morning. despite the unusual mask tellers describe the suspect to police as 5'10" tall and hispanic woman with a nose piercing. so far there have been no arrests. >> now, to the developing story in ukraine. this new video is giving a glimpse of the sophisticated fire power russian rebels are using in the fight ukraine's military. this video comes from about 35 miles northeast where government troops have suffered heavy losses. and that video comes as german chancellor angela merkel meets with president obama at the white house. they are talking about how to get that crisis under control without sparking an all out war involving russia. as karen traverse reports, the two world leaders are still far apart on one key issue. >> violence in eastern ukraine continues t

. >> the night before the horrific murder suzanne was in tears over fear for her family's safety in syria a country ravaged by war. i cannot think what it says about our society that death instead struck her family in a quiet town in north carolina. >> those at the vigil last night also called for americans to look past the outward signs of islam and recognize that these are people who came to america in search of a better life. >>> a gas leak at a southern california base sent two dozen marines to the hospital. they were training at twentynine palms yesterday when halon gas started spewing from a tank. it's used in fire extinguishers. it can cause breathing problems. the marines are expected to be okay. >>> time now is 5:09. a bay area school goes retro. details this morning on what students won't be allowed to do for a few days. >> kept looking for different outlets and, you know, striking out striking out. >> first a woman drives off a cliff and spends several days stuck in a ditch. how she said she survived. coming up. >> good morning. 80 degrees in santa cruz today with a bit of a wa

live in the newsroom suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. >> ok, suzanne. now, as for why doctors are so concerned about measles, it's because 90% of those vaccinated are not vaccinated who are exposed to some with the airborne disease will catch it. the virus can also live in a room for two hours after the infected person has left. up to 1/3 of those with measles will experience complications that require hospitalization. 1 in 1,000 patients can actually experience brain swelling. >> to some breaking news in southeast washington we're getting live pictures in from a scene of a shooting. police say a man was shot there around 4:15 this evening. they were told homicide detectives were on the scene working it right now. traffic is being diverted around the scene and that is having a big impact on the evening rush. we'll bring you more information. still ahead, on abc 7 news at 5:00 new study that is reigniting debate over high fructose corn syrup is sugar for your body. >> new evidence that selfies may have played a role in a deadly plane crash. >> if he can'

suzanne, kids, will you please stand. [ applause ] suzanne and her children put faces on our need for common sense approach for a government that doesn't create disincentives for people and families to work. [ applause ] next, it is time to pursue comprehensive reform in our corrections system. another department in need of cultural reform. [ applause ] scott brakes will be joining my administration as the me administration. he brings a wealth of experience with over 32 years in the corrections system. starting out as a corrections officer, he worked his way up through the own wormed ranks before moving into management. i'm confident that he will help us chart a new course for this agency. inmates released early by mistake threaten not only the public safety but also the public's trust in their government. nobody in corrections want these mistakes to occur, you they did and we have got to do better. interdirector frakes we will create a culture of accountability, common sense and excellence. the department of corrections will seek to improve its rehabilitation and reentry programs to

suzanne kennedy is live on the scene with a look at how it all started and ended. suzanne, tell us about it. >> leon, this is the area on brookville road where it all took place. it happened back here in had this industry area. there are a number of businesses located back here. used car lot. several landscaping companies. this started to unfold around 8:00 this morning. authorities say an employee of a landscaping company showed up for work and he was very agitated. co-workers say he went to a car and grabbed a shotgun. he fired off one round into a mulch pile and then pointed the gun at a co-worker. police responded and shut down all roads surrounding the business which left many trying to figure out how to get to work. and other businesses on lockdown. >> we've locked all the doors and obviously, nobody is coming in or out. there's no immediate threat. they've got the swat teams in our parking lot so they're certainly protected from that standpoint. >> investigators remain on the scene here on brookville road. we know that two schools in the area were also in a

suzanne? >> well leon, there's absolutely nothing good happening here in the 2,000 block of east-west highway between connecticut avenue and 16th street. take a look down here it is an absolute mess. we're talking about ice, we're talking about crunchy snow. the kind of stuff that makes walking in this area incredibly hazardous. it was a day for going nowhere fast in the heart of downtown silver spring. a significant coating of ice, two inches thick surrounded this medical high rise on fenton street and it was hard on drivers and even worst for patients. >> i'm going in. >> 76-year-old cecila wanted to get to her doctor's office safely. >> it's ice along the sidewalk here. so people just coming here walking with wheelchairs is hard. >> this is a chronic problem outside of this building, a situation which her daughter learned about the hard way. >> i had to actually double park in the street and carry my mother across the ice. >> in the rock creek garden neighborhood, some sidewalks remain uncl

keep an eye out for flying suzanne kennedy. she has a lot of experience with snow days like this. >> junior meteorologists out there. >> i like that. very good. talk about more snow. snow showers coming out here with another arctic cold front. let's get into it. this is time lapse from the h.d. weather bug camera on the campus of the he willent ent elementary school in the district. the sun dried it out. that part of town has dry streets right now. many parts of the area do not. there are icy patches. and no doubt because of the snow cover. take a look at some of the numbers. almost nine inches in hollywood. that's on route 235 in st. mary's county. get across the bridge from maryland into king george county. seven inches there. st. charles, six inches in calvert county. dumfries almost six. montgomery county, five inches of snow. some melting today. problem will be the temperatures. right now, 30 in frederick. 29 at reagan national. mid 20's elsewhere. we'll get the low teens tonight. and maybe some areas to the west and some

let's bring in deah's sister suzanne.st of all, obviously our deepest condolences to you and your family for this senseless and brutal act. i hope that you and your family are at least finding comfort in the interest and support in this case from all over the world. >> thank you for having me jake. it has been tremendously heartwarming to see the outpouring of love and support. the way it started, i would say the day of the murders, an assemblywoman from the state i live in used the hash tag stand up against islam and it's currently an open season, a time where it's an open season against islam, muslims in washington muslims in the general media dehumanizing muslims in movies like "american sniper," it's incredibly inspiring right now to see that deah and yusor's love for their country is being reciprocated. >> the death of your brother, his wife and her little sister is getting international attention. turkey's president said that president obama and other leaders of the obama administration should personally say somethi

i'm suzanne malveaux in for poppy harlow. details coming in to cnn for from the multinational war against isis. kurdish officials in northern iraq now confirming a battle between isis fighters and peshmerga units just southwest of irbil. now, this battle did not end well for isis. we are told at least 34 militants were killed and kurdish forces now fully control the city and the surrounding area as well. elsewhere in iraq isis is parading its trophies after overtaking a military base that was supplied and equipped with u.s. military weapons and vehicles. this video emerged just a few hours ago showing american-made armored transports humvees, and automatic weapons in the hands of isis fighters. u.s. military officials are not yet sure when or where that video was shot. >>> also this weekend the u.s. military is discussing strategy and how they're going to support an iraqi military mission to liberate the iraqi city of mosul where between 1,000 and 2,000 isis fighters are believed to be dug in. the new u.s. defense secretary i

live in the newsroom suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. >> thanks suzanne. >> "7 on your side" now with a health matters alert. there may be an upside to drinking six cups of coffee a day. that's right. six cups of coffee. according to researchers at the cleveland clinic drinking four to six cups of coffee a day may reduce your risk for multiple sclerosis. 2,000 people were observed. about half of them had the disease and for the people who avoided coffee, the risk of developing m.s. increased 1 1/2 times. >> all right. let's get a check on the traffic situation tonight with bob emler in the wtop traffic center. looking pretty good there, bob? >> pretty quiet, alison traveling south on 95 we haven't had any real rush hour today and a lot of people didn't go to work or school. the roads in great shape at least the main roads around the region. moving at speed on 95 and the same on the beltway headed out of tysons to 270, there are no delays. downtown 14th at pennsylvania demonstrators have moved on and 14th street is once again open. running pretty well on 270 i-95 and the b.w. parkway, let's get

bob and suzanne, thank you so much. great to see both of you here. a timely topic to have you on discussing autism. for a long time, even me as a parent, you hear about fears of vaccines causing conditions like autism, even though there is no science kind that yet, right tackle >> back -- right? grexit vaccines are very important. there is no question about that. in the case of autism, we have done research of our own and a lot of the research that has been done has not been able to determine any direct link between vaccines and autism. nevertheless, you have to remember that parents are the ultimate decision-makers with the vaccinations of their children. and there are cases of situations where parents have a particular situation was an infant or child or reaction to some other situation and they have to make those decisions. if they choose not to vaccinate, there are consequences from that. and local medicine valleys -- local municipalities this is all local and state law. you will be impacted in terms of schooling or education or maybe joining oth

let's get more from suzanne malveaux. >> reporter: in mobile and pike they were denied. marriage equality advocates report 53 of 67 counties were not issuing marriage licenses. the epicenter is the chief justice roy moore. he ordered the judges to defy the federal court. the conservative judge, he is no stranger to controversy. back in 2003 he was removed from his seat for defying a federal order of taking down the ten commandments. voters put him back on the bench in 2012. his actions on monday led to confusion and chaos throughout the state to deny the marriage licenses to gay couples and other judges gave the green light. some comparing the political standoff to the battle that took place over federal integration. robert bentley will punish any who don't issue licenses. moore says the debate must be worked out through proper legal channels. and in april, the u.s. supreme court will take up the issue. >> thank you so much. >>> the measles outbreak spreading to three more states and washington, d.c. the centers for disease control and prevention reports that 121 cases o

[applause] >> suzanne, we have time for questions? is that right? >> yes, sir. >> could you touch briefly on turkey with their proximity to the mayhem in northern iraq? it seems very tempting for them to -- >> well, i think turkey has been increasingly a problem for the western alliance over this past 10 or 15 years. i think we first saw it back in the runup to second gulf war when we couldn't get the requisite parliament are authority to allow the transit of american military units across the country into northern iraq. turkey was then and still is a nato ally and this conflict was on their border. but i think it certainly has gotten worse under prime minister now president. i think he has made a very clear decision to move turkey away from the vision of turkey as a secular westernizing country. he has done this in a whole variety of ways. purging the military and courts. suppressing domestic dissent. and i'm very worried about the direction turkey is takingion moving further away from the west. i don't know whether he has ottoman style ideas or wh

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[applause] >> suzanne, we have time for questions? is that right? >> yes, sir. >> could you touch briefly on turkey with their proximity to the mayhem in northern iraq? it seems very tempting for them to -- >> well, i think turkey has been increasingly a problem for the western alliance over this past 10 or 15 years. i think we first saw it back in the runup to second gulf war when we couldn't get the requisite parliament are authority to allow the transit of american military units across the country into northern iraq. turkey was then and still is a nato ally and this conflict was on their border. but i think it certainly has gotten worse under prime minister now president. i think he has made a very clear decision to move turkey away from the vision of turkey as a secular westernizing country. he has done this in a whole variety of ways. purging the military and courts. suppressing domestic dissent. and i'm very worried about the direction turkey is takingion moving further away from the west. i don't know whether he has ottoman style ideas or wh

thank you. >> reporter: suzanne malveaux cnn, washington. >>> america's biggest retailer is giving halfployees raises. walmart is boosting starting pay to at least $9 an hour beginning in april. that's $1.75 above the federal minimum wage. by next february it will increase to $10 an hour. workers will have greater control over their schedules, and more training opportunities for career advancement. >>> two national football league teams could be sharing a stadium in the not so distant future. the san diego chargers and the oakland raiders are expected to announce plans to build a stadium in carson california near los angeles. both teams have been looking to build new stadiums for a while now, and the nfl has been anxious to bring pro football back to l.a. >>> cities that have set record lows thursday morning could break those records. here in atlanta, it's like 18. >> we're not only setting records, we're smashing records, two days in a row. louisville kentucky and in lexington, kentucky that's the center of where the coldest air is. we should be around zero degrees fahrenheit for this

suzanne malvo is covering the story. he has legislative leaders calling for the resignation.t here? >> these are the friends, too, by the way. people of his own party. >> yeah. some resigned. >> absolutely. a wild ride for th residents of oregon getting conflicting messages over the governor all week. we have several state officials met with the governor and said there were indications he would resign and after meeting with the legal team and fiancee he changed his mind telling reporters in his driveway that in fact he was staying. this all began back in 2002. he met hayes, the next year hayes formed a nonprofit environmental organization. the same year that the governor divorces his wife and they begin they begin dating. well hayes turned the nonprofit company to a for profit one. it was a $60,000 consulting contract through the state's department of energy and despite the fact that this company finished last among four bidders. they investigated whether or not this was awarded proper will i but ultimately said they lacked the legal grounds to file suit. hayes denied any wro

suzanne, she's the sister of one of the victims. muslims are in mourning shocked by the murders of three young college students. newlywed s newlyweds were shot to death in north carolina. it's a tragedy that's reverberated across the country including here in the bay area. >> this is indeed a sad day. >> jamaal najani is the host of arab talks. a radio show broadcast in san francisco. the murders come after a rise in racism and islam phobia. initial police reports say the fatal shootings stem from an argument over a parking space. the fbi is now joining in the investigation. as many muslims insist, it was a hate crime. >> if a muslim were to kill three white americans would that have been reported? was it a terrorist attack or something else? we do not believe and i mean, by the muslim community that this was anything left but a hate crime. >> reporter: they have bay area connections including suzanne, a doctor at sf general. even those who don't know the families are organizing vigils. including zana who says she feels an obligatio

the state's attorney general is investigating the governor and his fiancee and as suzanne malveaux explainst the first time she's been in the legal cross hairs. >> reporter: it's the end of an era in oregon politics. john kits has beener who was reelected to a fourth term last november and first took office in the state in the early 1980s bowed to mounting pressure to resign. >> oregonians will see that i have never put anything before my love for and commitment to oregon in faithfully fulfilling the responsibilities of the public offices i've had honor to hold. i've always tried to do the right thing. and now the right thing to do is to step aside. >> reporter: the stunning fall comes amid the first lady cylvia hayes. investigators are looking into concerns that hayes advised state employees on energy policy while getting paid for a group advocating for a specific position. the state attorney general has given hayes seven days to disclose her private e-mails regarding state business. this is not the first time controversy has swirled around hayes. in 1997 she married an ethiopian immigrant

suzanne kennedy sat down with to learn more about the genesis of the vaccine. >> david edmondston willpart of medical history because of something that happened when he was just 11 years old. >> i got the measles. >> this 68-year-old retired builder and bethesda native was a student at this massachusetts boarding school in 1954 when he contracted the virus. researchers at a boston hospital have been trying to create a measles vaccine. and that's where he came into play. >> dr. peebles made it clear to me, we may not be successful. we may find the measles vaccine in some other student. >> soon, he would get the good news. >> dr. peebles came back to school and got me out fof study hall and said we found the measles virus and made this the strain. >> the next year he returned to school here in bethesda. it wasn't until he graduated from bethesda chevy chase school that he learned that a decade after he got the measles that the vaccine had been approved and uuld save countless lives. years later, he faced the important decision about whether to inoculate his own child. >> when my son was

has been best seller, now fangs are ankles us to see if the film lives to up their expectations, suzannerquez has a look behind the scenes at the very adult material. >> dakota johnson innocent child student anastasia, both dazzled, intimidated after meeting biliary christian grey . >> comes with strings attached and more. >> i don't do romance. actor jamie says the themes of bonds and and control in "50 shades of grey" are part of the story but not all. >> at the center of it is sex and specific type of sex for the most part. but i do think at the very core of it a love store. >> i a love story in which the characters explore their own limits. >> really trying to figure out like what lengths do you go to for a person that you love. >> the crew felt enormous pressure to keep the film true to the books but johnson says she blocked out the hype, and leaned on her famous family. her parents are actors don johnson and melanie griffith, and hitchcock star tip i head rink is her grandmother. >> i'm lucky to have two women who support me and i can go to for advice. >> just beyond this door. >>

suzanne? >> alison it means if you are a member or former member of anthem insurance you'll want to keep a watchful eye on your credit because that company says it's been the victim of what it calls a very sophisticated cyber attack. >> i woke up this morning to an e-mail from anthem. >> nicola parker is trying to figure out what a massive data breach at her health insurer means to her. >> i didn't think this could happen. now that it has i'm shocked and upset and worried about what it could mean for myself. >> this 27-year-old communications specialist is not alone. the breach at the indianapolis based company may have compromised the personal information of 80 million people. everything from names to birth dates to e-mail addresses. social security numbers, incomes and home addresses may have been accessed. on capitol hill today, senator richard blumenthal took aim at the insurer. >> it is not only breath taking but mind bending in its extent and central impact and potentially heartbreaking